Hey LaceAble fans!
I wanted to share some technical details about the materials and manufacture of LaceAble. LaceAble started as a device which I was personally 3D printing at my house, in a variety of materials including PLA, PETG, and PC. Those of you familiar with consumer 3D printing will recognize those materials. The devices worked great in these materials, but at volume, the post processing and cleanup for these materials is very difficult and time consuming.
Enter NEXT GEN 3D printing! The LaceAble which you receive from this website are printed with 2 similar cutting edge 3D printing processes - Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF). Both of these processes use a power which is bonded together into the LaceAble devices. This allows for printing without supports, and provides a durable yet flexible final material. We use a special Nylon called PA12 to create LaceAble. This extremely durable polymer is strong, flexible, and resistant to moisture and heat.
We do not use injection molding! The latest advancements in 3D printing are drastically reducing the need for injection molding. Molds are very expensive to produce, and cannot be modified.
One of the great things about 3D printing is that it is very easy to modify the design. We can very easily add custom branding, do custom sizes, and more.
I have learned a lot about fabrication and production through the process of bringing LaceAble to market. If anyone of you have questions about these processes, and which processes are right for you in your product design journey, please reach out! I would love to help and pass of the information.
-Noam